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#..#..#### roads are physical representations of ...#######
.......##. the lines on maps that tell you where ##..######
.#####.... you can travel. #....####.
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#..#...... those called roads are for cars. for #........#
.....##### bikes they are called paths, for trains ..######..
####..#### they are called rails. #..####..#
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.#..##.... when traveling by foot, you can follow ###....##.
.......### all of these, or none. ##..##....
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###....... most roads are elevated, suspended ..##..##..
.#..###### between three to a hundred (rare) #.........
.....####. meters above ground. the closer you get ..########
.###..##.. to a city, the more intertwined they ...######.
..#....... get. ##..####..
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..#..####. in such areas, all crossings and ####......
#.....##.. intersections are placed in tunnels, or ###..#####
..###....# special tower-like structures called ##....####
...#..##.. outposts, which enfold the roads where ...##..##.
##.......# they interact. ##........
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####...##. here and there you will find symbols in ..##....##
###..#.... white, on the asphalt. these are meant #....##..#
##.....##. to tell the drivers about what ..##......
...###.... manouvers they allowed to perform on #....####.
##..#..##. that particular stretch of road. ..##..##..
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########## however, some creatures paint their own ##########
########## illicit symbols encoding territorial ##########
########## claims, nearby resources, or other ##########
########## unknown and mysterious things. ##########
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